MARIUSZ SMOLIJmusic director and conductor

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Passport to a MUSICAL WORLD with your ACADIANA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.

welcome to the 28th season of the acadiana symphony orchestra

20122013

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Welcome to the 28th season of the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra! I am extremely grateful for our community’s generous support of ASO and proud of the live, high quality music produced by our orchestra for over a quarter of a century. Encouraged by your enthusiastic support, we are continuing our new tradition of two concert series of Masterwork and Chamber Music programs. We dedicate each concert this season to special friends of the Acadiana Symphony who over the last three decades made the most significant contributions to our organization.

This will be my 10th season at the artistic helm of the ASO and I have selected repertoire that will take you on special musical journeys to charming places and memorable times. Our concerts will explore a wide gamut of orchestral literature from the world of religious music to the magic of circus. Transported by compositions created by some of the greatest masters, you will visit Paris in the 1920s and Vienna as it was 200 years ago. You will also experience the sounds of the Polish mountainsides and the breathtaking sights of ancient Rome.

Our talented orchestra will be joined on stage by world-class instrumentalists and singers. We will also perform with outstanding Louisiana soloists as well as our own ASO chorus and children’s chorus.

We offer you a passport to these enchanting musical voyages and hope you will travel with us every step of the way. With great excitement, I look forward to seeing you at the first downbeat! Bon voyage!

Sincerely,

MARIUSZ SMOLIJMUSIC DIRECTOR and CONDUCTOR

DEAR FRIENDS,

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2012, 7:30 PM Heymann Performing Arts Center

iW. LUTOSLAWSKI little suite

J. BRAHMS violin concerto

J. SIBELIUS finlandia

O. RESPIGHI pines of rome

TRAVEL EUROPE LIKE NEVER BEFORE!

Let the sounds of the orchestra take you from

the Polish mountains to the Finnish lakes.

Visit Germany then enjoy the spectacular sites

of ancient Rome. Don’t miss this one of a kind

adventure! 1712

FOURCORNERSOF EUROPE

GYULA STULLER (HUNGARY)violin

TRIBUTE TO JAMES BURKE

VENICE ii

works by A. VIVALDI, G. GABRIELI AND OTHERS

ASO CHORUS

W. LUTOSLAWSKI little suite

J. BRAHMS violin concerto

J. SIBELIUS finlandia

O. RESPIGHI pines of rome

VENICE IS FAMOUS NOT ONLY FOR ITS

ARCHITECTURE but also for its remarkable

musical traditions. Some of the greatest Italian

Baroque composers lived there and had their

masterpieces performed at the acoustically

superb St. Mark Basilica. You will be transported

to this very special place and time through the

sounds of this concert.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 3:00 PM & MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2012, 7:00 PM St. John’s Cathedral

1712VENICE

TRIBUTE TO DAVID BENNETT, SALLY BURDETTE, ANN KNIGHT AND JEANIE RUSH

iiiENTER THE MAGICAL WORLD OF CIRCUS

guided by the sounds of your orchestra. Enjoy

the breathtaking visual spectacle presented

on a “musical carpet” of some of the greatest

symphonic hits. A perfect evening for the entire

family!

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2012, 7:30 PM Heymann Performing Arts Center

CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE

selections by P. TCHAIKOVSKY, A. DVORAK, N. RIMSKY-KORSAKOV AND OTHERS

TRIBUTE TO BETTY RAMSAY

iii

ivCOME TO YOUR MUSICAL HOME during

the Christmas season and celebrate with your

Acadiana Symphony, ASO children chorus and

special guest artist, Sonny Landreth.

Traditional holiday favorites will be mixed with

original Louisiana music for a musical feast not

to be missed!

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2012, 7:30 PM Heymann Performing Arts Center

LOUISIANA CHRISTMAS

SONNY LANDRETH guitar

TRIBUTE TO ALVIN AND PAT SMITH

vMUSIC HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN INTEGRAL

PART of religious celebrations. Let your

spirituality be touched by a journey to the

ethereal world of religious and spiritual music

with masterpieces by J.S. Bach, G.F. Handel

and H.M. Górecki. Jennifer Welch-Babidge,

Metropolitan Opera soprano who has appeared

with major orchestras around the world, will be

our special guest artist.

FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 7:30 PM & SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2013, 3:00 PMSt. John’s Cathedral

JENNIFER WELCH-BABIDGE soprano

MUSIC AND FAITH

TRIBUTE TO ERNIE AND SHIRLEY ALEXANDER

v

viVISIT THE WORLD OF OPERA and experi-

ence its most memorable overtures, arias,

duets and choruses. The operatic characters

and majestic sounds of 150 performers will take

you on a magical musical journey. A perfect

season finale!

SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 2013, 7:30 PMHeymann Performing Arts Center

OPERA’S GREATEST MOMENTS: Performers will take you on a romantic musical journey

works byW.A. MOZART, G. ROSSINI, G. VERDI, G. PUCCINI AND OTHERS

ASO CHORUS, SOLOISTS

TRIBUTE TO GERALD AND GERALDINE HUBBELL

CHAMBER SERIES AT ACA FOUR CONCERTS

VIENNA 1812: GREAT CLASSICS

LET US SERENADE YOU

The Linden Quartet is recognized as one of the most

talented upcoming American chamber ensembles. It

features Lafayette’s own Eric Wong on viola. The group

will take the audience on a journey to the world’s capital of

music, Vienna, 200 years ago. Don’t miss their premiere

appearance in Louisiana!

ASO Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Maestro

Smolij, will serenade you with the masterpieces of string

orchestra literature. Famous serenades by W.A. Mozart, E. Elgar

and musical jewels promise to create an unforgettable evening.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 20127:30 PM

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 20137:30 PM

(ACADIANA CENTERFOR THE ARTS)

LINDEN QUARTET: SARAH McELRAVY & CATHERINE COSBEY, VIOLINS; ERIC WONG, VIOLA;FELIX UMANSKY, CELLO

Works byW.A. MOZART, L. VAN BEETHOVEN AND F. SCHUBERT

TRIBUTE TO BETTY PALMINTIER

TRIBUTE TO LULU HILLIARD

TO MOTHERS WITH LOVE

PARIS 1922: ALL THAT JAZZ

A perfect Mother’s Day gift! Delightful music and charming

poetry – all dedicated to our mothers. Winner of the

International New Orleans Piano Competition Dustin

Gledhill, ASO chamber players and local poets (young and

young at heart) will create a special concert your mother will

never forget.

The French capital during the 1920s was the most exciting

musical center in the world. All kinds of musical sounds and

styles entertained Parisians during that decade including

jazz-influenced works by French composer D. Milhaud

(Le Creation du monde) and then-revolutionary jazz

compositions by C. Porter and G. Gershwin. Do not miss

this special musical voyage!

FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2013, 7:30 PM

DUSTIN GLEDHILL piano

SHAWN ROY baritone

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CLASSICAL CONCERT SEASON (6 concerts)

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ASO 2011 – 2012 Concert Season

ASO 2011 – 2012Children’s Concert Series

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TRIBUTE TO PAT AND CELIA SOPER

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SUNDAY, MAY 12, 2013, 3:00 PM

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